Maryland Historical Society – Baltimore, MD
Minutes – February 15, 2011
Submitted By Martha Ruff
Morning Presentations:
Tweet/Blog/Like/Share This Collection: Pros and Cons of Social Networking for Archives
Presenters:
Bill Sleeman, Librarian, Thurgood Marshall Law Library, University of Maryland School of Law
Ned Himmelrich, Lawyer, Gordon, Feinblatt, Rothman, Hoffberger & Hollander, LLC
MHCC Meeting:
The Maryland Historical Society Staff welcomed to the group. Baltimore Heritage and Greater Baltimore History Alliance are two organizations that have joined the collaborative.
The other members in attendance introduced themselves and shared news about their institution.
In Attendance:
Pat Anderson - MDHS
Katherine Baer – MD State Law Library
Iris Bierlein - MDHS
Bill Cady - EPFL
Katherine Cowan - MICA
Jill Craig – Western MD Regional
Jan Danek – MDHS/UMCP; MLS student
Eben Dennis - MDHS
Jenny Ferretti - MDHS
John Gartrell – Afro Am Newspapers
Martin K. Gordon - UMUC
Debbie Harner - MDHS
Katy Hayes – Bowie State Univ
Elizabeth Howe – Washington County
Ann Hudak – UMD, College Park
Jennie Levine Knies--UMD, College Park
Vicki Lee – MD State Archives
Jeannette Lichtenwalner - Columbia Archives
Doug McElrath – UMD, College Park
Dustin Meeker - MDHS
Elizabeth Novara --UMD, College Park
Barbara O'Brien – McDaniel College
David Ranzan – Salisbury Univ.
Martha Ruff - PGCMLS
Robert Schoeberlein – MD State Archives
Michael Scott - EPFL
Robert Shindle - U of Baltimore
Leslie Simon – National Archives@Philadelphia
Bill Sleeman – UMD at Balto-Law
Kelly Spring - JHU
Jim Stimpert - JHU
Melissa Straw – Goucher College
Marc Thomas - MDHS
Anne Turkos-- UMD, College Park
Lynn Waller – Banneker Douglass Museum
Timothy Wisniewski – JHU Medical Archives
Advocacy & Outreach:
- Afro American Newspapers Archive: * *John Gartrell gave an update on the Afro American Newspapers Archive. The collection consists of Photographs, articles, letters to the editors, reports and other documents. Later this year the website of the archives will be launched and it will include a catalogue of the archives. The Afro American Newspapers from 1902 to 2003 has been digitized and is on Google. It is searchable by keyword or a specific issue. There are some gaps in the years. For Black History Month the Afro is sending out eblast of interesting articles.
- MHCC Civil War Sesquicentennial coordinating committee: Jenny Knies reported on suggestions from the committee. They shared information about the Civil War 150 Legacy Project being conducted by the State Library of Virginia. This program sponsors digitization events around the state and digitizes civil war documents that the public owns. There are guidelines for the items that are accepted for the program. The committee suggested that the collaborative consider a similar project and hold events at institutions that have digitization equipment. Some members volunteered their institutions. Jenny will send out an email for people to sign up for the project and attend a preliminary meeting.
- MHCC Wiki subgroup: Michael Scott reported that the committee will be sending out a survey to get an idea of how collaborative members use the wiki. She also reminded members that she is willing to help or post information to the wiki for institutions.
Announcements: The next meeting will be held at the Maryland State Archives on April 25th.
Adjournment